MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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